Last Friday, John Jenkins wrote about another momentous ruling by Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick. In Sjunde AP-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard, Inc., 2024 WL 863290 (Del. Ch. Feb. 29, 2024), she ruled:
What Exactly Must A Board Approve When It Approves A Merger?
Posted on March 04, 2024
Can A Charter Amendment Fix Con Ed?
Posted on January 09, 2024
In a recent post, Professor Ann Lipton noted a proposed charter amendment intended to address the so-called "Con Ed" problem. In Consol. Edison, Inc. v. Ne. Utilities, 426 F.3d 524 (2d Cir. 2005), the stockholders of Northeast Utilities sued...
Must An Officer's Certificate Always State Board Approval?
Posted on May 18, 2022
Recently, I was looking at the form of Officer’s Certificate of Approval of Agreement of Merger on the Secretary of State’s website. Paragraph 2 of the form states:
Court Of Appeal Finds No Right To Jury In Shareholder Class Action
Posted on November 16, 2017
In several blog posts, I have commented on the right to a jury trial under California law. This may seem like an inapposite subject for a blog devoted to corporate and securities law issues. Nonetheless, I have prognosticated that the right to a...